{"id":91522,"date":"2026-03-01T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/?p=91522"},"modified":"2026-05-01T04:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:56:29","slug":"rtcg-our-heritage-katuns-as-a-living-monument-and-an-opportunity-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/rtcg-our-heritage-katuns-as-a-living-monument-and-an-opportunity-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"RTCG: Our Heritage \u2013 Katuns as a living monument and an opportunity for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: 1.85; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.6; color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 35px; letter-spacing: -0.005em;\">In the latest episode of the show <strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">&#8220;Our Heritage&#8221;<\/strong> (Na\u0161a ba\u0161tina), the focus was placed on one of the most precious resources of Northern Montenegro \u2013 the katuns. <strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Jelena Kriv\u010devi\u0107<\/strong>, Director of the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for Bjelasica, Komovi, and Prokletije, detailed the significance of recent successes in protecting this &#8220;living heritage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 60px; height: 2px; background: #0c8044; margin: 45px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\">Kriv\u010devi\u0107 emphasized that katuns are not merely sites for summer livestock grazing, but <strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">complex systems<\/strong> that preserve biodiversity, authentic architecture, and centuries-old knowledge. A special focus was placed on the nomination process for the <strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">GIAHS list<\/strong> (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems) of the UN FAO, which would bring Montenegro global recognition and open doors for stronger tourism and economic valorization.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 40px 0; padding: 25px 30px; border-left: 4px solid #ccc; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #1a1a1a;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.7; font-weight: 400;\">During the discussion, Kriv\u010devi\u0107 highlighted the importance of <strong>synergy between agriculture and tourism<\/strong>. She explained how projects such as &#8220;Katun Roads&#8221; directly assist herding families in staying on the mountains by transforming their traditional lifestyle into a unique tourism offering that attracts visitors from around the globe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\">However, she also warned of significant challenges \u2013 <strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">depopulation and the urgent need for better infrastructure<\/strong> to motivate younger generations to continue the tradition of &#8220;izdig&#8221; (seasonal migration to mountain pastures).<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 40px 0; padding: 25px 30px; border-left: 4px solid #ccc; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #1a1a1a;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.7; font-weight: 400;\">The episode concluded with the message that <strong>institutional protection<\/strong>, recently achieved by declaring the practice of &#8220;izdig&#8221; a national intangible cultural asset, is only the beginning of a long journey toward the permanent preservation and sustainable development of the Montenegrin mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 60px; height: 2px; background: #0c8044; margin-top: 45px;\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RTCG: Na\u0161a ba\u0161tina \u2013 katuni kao \u017eivi spomenik i \u0161ansa za budu\u0107nost\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HuGfP9lzNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Published in:<\/b> <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/rtcg.me\/tv\/emisije\/zabavni\/nasabastina\/817751\/nasa-bastina-01032026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwj10OfWxcmTAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ4wk\">Our Heritage 01.03.2026 :: RTCG<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest episode of the show &#8220;Our Heritage&#8221; (Na\u0161a ba\u0161tina), the focus was placed on one of the most precious resources of Northern Montenegro \u2013 the katuns. Jelena Kriv\u010devi\u0107, Director of the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for Bjelasica, Komovi, and Prokletije, detailed the significance of recent successes in protecting this &#8220;living heritage.&#8221; Kriv\u010devi\u0107 emphasized&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91522"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94208,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91522\/revisions\/94208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}